搬弄是非

bān nòng shì fēi

to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people

to tell tales; to make mischief

bān

to move (i.e. relocate oneself)

nòng

old variant of 弄[nong4]

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

fēi

abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa